uninteresting :: rich

Bill Gates is retiring from Microsoft today, at the ripe old age of 52. I like Bill, now that he’s in his old age, and think he’s doing great things with his mountains of money.

Microsoft Seeks Path Beyond Gates’s Legacy

Perfect timing too, now that the tides are all turning against Microsoft. We can look forward to great things from their new leader, Mr. Ballmer, I’m sure.

an interesting experience at work today: some Apple news sites reporting on how iTunes Remembers George Carlin, and an unfortunate error that shows a “Concert Tickets” link on the right side. that was a feature on a project i worked on, and i happen to know all the ins and outs of how it works. i notified the partner and engineers who worked on it, and it should be resolved today or tomorrow.

small and insignificant as far as what i do at work, but interesting to read about something in the news and actually be able to act on it directly.

wow. “the mall” is no more. growing up, it was *the* weekend ritual. it started with shopping trips with my family (always ending with a stop at McDonald’s on the way home), and transitioned into far-too-frequent visits with the boyz. it was our de facto destination, as we hopped in our cars and escaped our families as teens. i literally fantasized about getting a summer job there, but alas, that career goal was never realized.

things i’ll miss:

• Aladdin’s Castle: the arcade at the end of the wing. The ultimate meet-up spot.
• Bamburgers: best name ever.
• Spencer’s Gifts: one of the original locations
• “The Movies”: the ‘giant’ 5-plex that opened up across the street. The ultimate cruising location. Shared my first j with Greg & Paul behind the theater.
• Jean Country: the store of fashion nightmares where Rob worked (after his stint at Shake Shack).

1960s mall crawls to finish line

it’s been a long day of editing, tweaking, cutting, pasting and encoding…but the wedding weekend photos and videos are up!

ours was quite the DIY wedding, and these are a few

Wedding Invitations:

• Sent via email using Apple Mail (using the “Formal Invite” stationery)

Wedding Website:

• Site made using Apple iWeb
• Site published to .Mac
• Maps with custom locations using Google Maps “My Maps“

RSVP page:

• An embedded Google Docs spreadsheet

• Boinx Fotomagico to create HD slideshows with animated titles (better than what iPhoto does)
• Projected by an Optoma HD65 Home Theater Projector in native 720p resolution using my Macbook Air

Music:

• Music for the ceremony out on the deck was from an iPod Hifi using an iPod Nano Red
• Music for the reception & dance party from iTunes (of course!) using a Macbook Pro

User Contributed Photos:

• .Mac Web Gallery, which allows guests to upload their own pics from a browser or by email
• Qoop MyCards handed out to guests with the web gallery URL printed on it